Wall
Displaying all 5 wall posts
Mr. Arkadin
3Mar13
The finale, both in terms of its execution and sheer length, is a real achievement (complete with that great shot of Testi going ape-sh*t before the final freeze-frame comes), but I do still find the repetition of the protection money scenes in the first half grating, and a total drag on the thing. Maybe because the gang is made up of some of the most shrill and unlikable characters I've ever seen in a film?
Sara Belluomini likes this
Tomb Cruise and 2 others like this
Silenzio
21Jun10
I like to think of this film as being to Castellari what "hard Boiled" is to John Woo, ie not quite his best film but the film in which he creeted the best action scenes of his career. There are two truly outstanding shootouts and you really do feel for the characters who have all suffered greatly by the time they take part in their climatic ambush on the racket of the title